The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-08

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finding Of theas bombs In Lingg'a call
change any OF the plans OF the defense,
Mr.. Solomon" ''No; We will 90 right
ahead with the petitions and ask elem.
ency for Lingg and 90 to Springfield Tues.
day, as already arranged"
MORE BOMBS FOUND.
Its reported that the polics have die-
covered eleven dynamite bombs which
were aecreted in the house Of an Auarch.
ist near the gas works on West Division
street. The police wsrs working on the
case ell day yesterday, and have kept
their discovery very quiet. The matter,
when 1t became known, caused great ex-
element in the vicinity Of tho jail.
BUSY sHERlrr. IA
The Sheriff was a busy man to-day. No
sooner had he reached the Office in the
morning than his office was invaded by
men who had bsen waiting to see him.
Some we're anxious to learn if the story Of
the bombs being found Was true, and
when they were assured that it was, they
all had good advice to give him. During
the entire forenoon, groups Of excited indi.
vldrasa were congregsted nbout the Office
discussing the ls.est sensation. About II
o'clock the Sheriff returned to his Office for
q fsw ninutes. "Can you tell who the ex.
pert is to whom the bombs were cent for
examination" ?" he was asked. II DO not
think thatit would be policy 10 do 3d." was
the zeply, as he tried to bruah the reporter
as;do.' So. 2 :. = -,
The sheriff said finally: II might as well
tell yon that 1t Is known to be dynamite.
Capt. Shack opened one OF the bombslsst
night and took out a small portion of the
bomb. He exploded 1t ard found it very
powerful. Analysis is being made aud I
expect to receive 4 report OF this to-day.
" hen it Is received I will not hesitate to
make It public" After the Bhsriff dissp-
psared the military form Of Inspector
Bonfeld appeared. Ie said he wss dis.
susted. and he looked it, but Il wss s
fighting disgust which BhoHed itself
plainly in his flashing eyes. II am dis.
gusted," said, "at the coHardics of men
who, although prominent, have not
strength of mind, and who knock each
other down In an effort to got to the front
and Sign petitions, through fear that thar
property will be loat to them in case OF a
hanging" }}sl3f, :. .,5a52...tif7EE d,
"Don:t you belieTs that the finding Of
the bombs will produce a revulsion in the
breasts otsympathetic sympathizsrs," he
WAS ssked. = ''sii1. ~ t5 u, .s
"a do NOT. It will only cause the people
TO sign the petitions tho faster. I tell you
when people get scared you can expect
them to do almost anything. a great
many bslieved the police placed the
bonbs in tingg's cell, and this belief will
make them all the more eager to Sign the
petitions. I don't believe oae Of thera
will be hung, but all will 60 down to the
penitentiary. 1t is q Ghame that when
such men are found guilty there should be
80 many towards to pray for commute.
ton OF thei. Bsptence." H
SOME or TIE ANARCHISTS REpvDIATE L1NGG.
: This afternoon Mr.. W. NJ. Salter, who
has been working in company with q. D.
Lloyd to seeure tho signature oi. promi-
ncnt citizens to arequest fer commutation
Of the sentence sgainst the Anarehists,
asked Spies to say plainly what ho know
about the bombs found in Lingg'a cell yes.
te1iay. Spies wrote the following and
appended tho signatures of Fielden and
Schwab. Below it lie q atasement by
Fischer: .}s;!. 5sa !
,@s CHICAGO, Ills, Nov, I, 1887. |
Mr.. sALrER:-It is nseless for me and
my friends to say that We had 10 knowl-
edge OF anything Of the kind. No sane
,lan would have bombs in his cell or
countenanos any such q thing in
q cell. Think Of iS it-subject to
search at any moment apd ct all
times. \ The frat intimation I received OF
the matter ocme from Sheriff Matson last
evening. I could not believe 1t at first,
and can hardly helieye It now. I have
not spoken to Liugg for, think, nine
months. I don't know much Of him, but
I think that he Is monomaniac. I have
aeen him once or twice before We were put
together and charged with Conspiracy
I don't believe that single one Of tho
other prisoners had aysc as much as q
suspicion, ior otherwise they would IN.
doubtedly have reasoned the man out OF
his folly. What uso was he going to
make Of the bombs? What intention,
wnai object could there have been In
such an undertaking ~ repeat, no sane
man would be capable Of 'urptl 6 thing.
Lingg, 60 fer as Il can q Judge y; him,
seeka \, to .e boI mBrtyred, 4 and ;is to
be candid, y would : 'like' tie Tpst
Of us to 90 with him. y Did he put those
instruments into his coll 30 that they
might be found ? That is the question j
Rave bee4 asking myself. II he had them
there for any purpose thig Is tho cnly one
that looks plausible to me. v Eo wants ia
die, thinking thereby to helptbe osuss oi
labor; but he wanted US to die also, Per.
iSEs be thought the best and surest way
TO bring ts.is about was to !placs "a few
bombs in his cell. 4 have never met as
peculiar a man as he Is before In my lie
and for almost year j have considered
him . mouo1auic and have had nothing
10 do with him. Il ti8fi3i
You ask me to condemn bis action
It's useless to condemn the action Of az
Irresponsible nsn. II any one; holds us
or any one Of US, respouaibls for Lingg'
deeds, then I can't see why, we souldn'
be held responsible for any mischief what
ssR0eYsr5 committed 3Asea i.9 IN the world; And